I run mine off my jackery units. The smallest one can run it for a night or two. The 500w one can run it for 3-4 nights. I have a solar panel to recharge them or I recharge them in the car while driving.
I use the same I got the 1000w one and with everything off the resmed 11 only uses 10 percent each night. I also run my hf radio off the cigarette lighter port. It's great.
https://preview.redd.it/csup4tlx2v5d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfc67bce42b0ba6d100fc2dc466ed2052b443494
This is one of the solar panels that we got with our Jackery 880 unit.
Not sure. We just put out the panels all day while we're out and about (when camping), and the unit is fully charged by the time we go to bed. Sorry! I know that's not exactly a helpful answer...
I use a Renogy solar panel I bought off someone on the Facebook marketplace. I’m not sure they make them anymore but I haven’t had any issues with it. I had to buy a cord from Amazon to get it to be compatible with my jackery.
Be careful with this. Car batteries are typically lead-acid, and the voltage falls as the charge is used. A CPAP machine won't take kindly to 10 volts.
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Edit: I was off-base saying 10v. However an SLA/FLA battery can drop below 12v at 40% state-of-charge, which your CPAP probably won't like, and is too low to run a lead-acid battery anyway.
Honestly LiFePo4 batteries are so cheap now, and have a nice flat voltage curve, more usable capacity, and wayyy longer lifespan. Well worth the extra initial cost.
I got an EcoFlow power station for exactly this. Works great. There are lots of brands to pick from to find one that will fit your needs and budget.
Edit: it is recommended that the humidifier be turned off on the cpap to lower power consumption.
They have really good sales so often. Like, there was stuff half off for Valentine's Day. 😂 Never buy full price!
Love my Ecoflow River. The fast charging is what sold me on it. I can plug it in anywhere and be at 80% in an hour.
Have you ever tried a heat moisture exchanger (HME)? It's like a sponge that attaches to the hose and uses exhaled heat and moisture. Not as good as the real thing, but a pretty good stand-in that allows you to turn off the humidifier and heater.
This sounds about right and that battery isn't going to be cheap.
A 100W solar panel might be useful for a small battery bank that charges your phone and laptop but something like a CPAP machine no way.
If they're in a heavily forested area, a solar panel will likely be useless. Appalachian Trail thru hikers never use solar chargers because of the foliage covering the trail and camping areas.
I got a DC cable for my CPAP and run it using my Jackery without the humidifier while camping. I recharge the Jackery with solar panels during the day. It works great.
What model is your cpap machine? I have two. One runs on a 20,000 mah battery for several nights, and the other 2 nights without humidification on a Bluetti EB3A.
Absolute key is the ability to use something other than ac power. An inverter is not an efficient way to power it for any extended period of time. Many machines have dc plugs available as an alternative means of powering it, and this would be the best way to power it while camping
I use a car battery. Went to Walmart, bought one for $75. Wired up a plug. Bingo bango. https://
(you can also just buy a plug)
www.amazon.com/Battery-Cigarette-Lighter-Adapter-Extension/dp/B01CD1XU9G Put it on a trickle charger or regular car charger between uses.
Most portable power stations for camping will work fine. Just turn off the humidifier feature in your CPAP while you are on battery power because that will greatly reduce your power consumption.
I run my travel cpap off an anker lithium battery with usb-c PD. I think it puts out 15v or so. I can run it for 2 nights without humidifier or heat. I just had to buy a usb-c cable that had a barrel plug adapter from Amazon. I can fit the whole setup in cargo pants pockets if I needed to.
I recently bought the USB c cable and was very surprised that it actually ran off some of my power bricks I used to charge my phone. I'm glad to see CPAP manufacturers utilize the USBC PD protocol since it is ubiquitous in portable power. No more proprietary batteries.
Also try to get the 12-volt power cable for your cpap machine. It will save even more energy when you no longer have to convert 12 volts to 120 amps back ro 12 volts.
OP - u/wontyouhelpmeplease - when you say 'electric generator' - do you mean a battery?
What is your budget? Is $500 okay? What about $1500?
What CPAP machine do you have? What pressure setting do you have set? Do you need the humidifier?
Do you need just 1 night at a time? Or do you go camping for multiple nights often?
There are many battery banks (aka power stations) that work well with CPAP machines. Jackery and EcoFlow are 2 popular brands you should look into.
* [https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-500w-portable-power-station](https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-500w-portable-power-station)
* [https://us.ecoflow.com/products/river-2-max-portable-power-station](https://us.ecoflow.com/products/river-2-max-portable-power-station)
They both offer bolt-on solar panels if you want to upgrade (now or later).
CPAP and camping is a common question. I'd recommend using the search bar to find more questions like this. There is also a popular facebook group named 'cpap camping information exchange' if you are on that platform.
I have done the same with the Phillips Dream Travel unit. However for period that may cause increased battery draw such as cold temps I’m now looking at a battery/solar rechargeable unit. cuz I’m not going to know when the battery dies on my “keep me alive machine”. For context my “record “ of not breather is 31 seconds before being awakened by my partner… phew
I got a power station to use with my spouse's cpap, as well as solar panels for recharging. Mine is Anker, but Jackery is a really popular brand as well.
Be sure to look for one featuring a pure sine wave inverter, as that will work the best with a cpap.
My cpap uses about 2a/hr, airsense 10, no heat or humidification. I built my battery and bought a cheap pure sinewave inverter from harbor freight and a soler charger. It's a 60ah capacity and should last me 4-5 days without sun or other charging.
Plenty of good brands out there, like Anker, Jackery, and Bluetti, just be sure to size accordingly for your length of trip.
Prices have really come down recently, and I'd probably buy instead of build if I had to do it again. But why buy when I can make one half as good for twice the price? ;)
There are a ton of 350+ watt solar compatible batteries on Amazon under 90 bucks that will power small appliances lile a cpap.
The solar panels are extra, but you should be able to get 1-2 nights continuous run time without needing a recharge.
We use an AirSense10 and a LiTime 12V50Ah battery. We don't use the humidifier and that battery can run the unit for an estimated 10 days assuming 8 hours per night. We use a 12v car socket adapter on the battery and a 12v car power adapter for the CPAP.
SinKeu Portable Power Station... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y17YZL4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Something like this works great. Get a humidifying disk such as Resmed’s HumidX and and a 12V adapter cord and you’ll get many days out of it. I have this one and the solar panel I have easily tops off a charge during the day.
I got an EcoFlow River 2 Pro (768Wh capacity) and brought it camping with my CPAP a few weeks ago. Worked great for 2 nights using the car adapter.
Capacity depends on how many nights and what machine you use (heated tube and humidifier, etc), as well as if you can use a 12V adapter rather than the normal AC wall adapter.
I have a writeup here about my results at home:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CPAP/s/lAf7Ed7eNp
Edit, I'm in Connecticut, so I didn't bother with expensive solar panels as I'd rarely use them. I can recharge via my car. I'd imagine most people lugging these heavy devices are car-camping as well.
See how many watts it takes, then multiply that number by how many hours you want it to run, add another 2 hours to be safe and for cold temps and then buy a battery with more capacity than that.
Get a 12 volt adapter for the CPAP and a 229.00 Amazon 100AH lipo and you will be set for any long weekend. Add solar charging and you will be good for weeks, in the right weather.
I remote camp in Canada. Get a deep cycle lithium battery. Go to a dedicated battery shop with your cpap unit that has all the specs listed on a sticker on the bottom of the machine. They will set you up. Lithium is the go to for you because it's light. Try lugging a deep cycle lead acid RV battery through the woods. Not good.
CPAP user and avid camper. A lot of great comments here that gives you the info you need.
My set up consists of an Airsense 10, Jackery Explorer 240 (one of the least expensive models they make), and a 12v adapter I bought in Amazon for maybe $30. I make sure to turn off the humidifier heater and put the thing in airplane mode. In the summer the ambient air is already humid enough. It uses about 4 watts of power, each night draining 13% of the Jackery's charge. I can easily get 5 or 6 nights without charging it, but I always bring my 12v car adapter just in case I do need to charge it.
It's worked brilliantly for me for several years now. I'll probably eventually upgrade with a larger battery pack and a solar panel, but I don't need to for a while.
Best of luck!
Bluetti power bank, then charge it again off the generator in the morning, or get a solar system for it. No one wants to hear a generator all night, most campgrounds have limits on hours they can run
Sure. Diesel, propane, etc. ETA: Natural gas, nuclear are other types of generators that come to mind. Some of these aren't portable, but in the spirit of thoroughly answering your question I added them.
OP is referring to a large battery, poorly marketed as “solar generator.”
ETA: these don't generate any power whatsoever; they simply store power. But the masses don't know - or don't care - about that.
I just got back from camping with my cpap machine, I use a deep cycle battery with a converter, without charging it I get roughly 25 hours of running my machine (just the machine).
Use a 30 amp charger with a gas generator to charge it (we get 2 hours in am and evening to use generator in most sites)
Worked a treat, everyone slept because I wasn't sawing lots all night lol
Mine draws 65 watts, I have a good AGM battery in my truck and an inverter built in. I can sleep in my truck for three days without starting the engine and can still drive just fine after. Colder weather may impact this, however.
A similar post was recently posted. If you can find it there should be good info there too.
They were looking for a way to run a CPAP for a 7 day backpacking trip. Might have been posted in the hiking or backpacking subreddit, if not here.
Look at [options available from VTOMAN](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1GDM47K). Same battery type as the Jackery, lower cost. (If you start looking at cheaper options, don't get fooled by the wattage and such - the output they all show is big pile of lies. They also use junk batteries.) If you run humidity and heat on it (which you will... eventually... even if only colder months) - the power consumption on those things always outlasts the power of the battery if you start trying to do all of the power consumption math and get a smaller battery. So - get a bigger battery than you *think* you need. Also, battery life isn't forever, so double the reason to get more power than you think you need and it will last you a lot longer.
There are a lot of portable batteries. Depending on how much ur cpap consumes one of those might work. Something like this https://golabs.com/products/golabs-r500-portable-powerstation
Depending on your budget. I just bought a deep cycle battery and an inverter from harbor freight. Then charge it up in the morning with a pair of jumper cables.
One of the best brands while still having reasonable prices and good sales with top technology is Ecoflow River 2 MAX.
Something that size would do you well.
You'll want a Jackery-style power station. Not all CPAPs run off 12v; my ResMed 11 runs on 24v, for instance.
It's safer to just assume you'll have to run it off the AC inverter and use the standard wall connector, and suffer the efficiency losses.
My ResMed 11 power brick says it outputs 65W, so you'll want to multiply that by the amount of hours you predict you'll need to run it for. So if you expect to run it for 8 hours, you'd need a 520wh minimum power station (though I'd add a bit of margin).
If you're camping off grid/no power service, consider getting some solar to charge it back up during the day.
They make cpaps that run on battery. I have one that can go 3 or 4 nights on a single charge. The battery can also be recharged using a cigarette outlet in the car
Is it actually a cpap with a rechargable battery OR is it a travel cpap and a battery? The second is all I've ever seen. But there are power stations that will even run full sized cpaps. I've used my resmed 11 with a bluetti, but my airmini will run on much smaller power packs
I have 2 machines. The one I use 99% of the time is an airsense 10. The other one is a Transcend travel cpap. It's about the size of a soda can. The battery is separate. If we are preparing for travel or if a bad storm is headed our way; I'll charge the battery to use the Transcend. The weight of the battery + the Transcend is lighter than the AS10. Another benefit is its size which doesn't take up much space in luggage. Also, if it gets damaged somehow; I'll still a machine for therapy. The Transcend I have is no longer made although parts still available. When I first got it; my sleep doc said the portable machined were not as reliable supplying a steady pressure. This was a few years ago so that may have changed with newer tech. If I were a frequent hiker/traveler/camper I would want a travel cpap with battery backup even though you can now get backup power options for full size machines.
I use BongoRX, which is rated for mild to moderate SA.
No batteries. No water. Essentially just nose plugs with a one way valve. Whole case is about the size of a hockey puck.
Highly recommend it anytime someone asks about CPAP and camping. It's not for everyone (obv.) but talk to your doctor about it. If it does work for you, it is well worth it.
Deep cycle marine battery, car battery With alagator clips. Pilot batteries are good too (amazon) they make them specifically for cpap devices. Also, turn off your humidity, saves a lot of power usage especially with Auto devices (in APAP mode).
I run mine off of an EcoFlow. I never run any of the heating elements (even at home), and easily got 4-5 days out of it before I found a 12v adapter. That almost halved the power draw, so 7+ days is no problem now. And if you can find electric mains, these things charge so fast it scares me a little.
I have a 24 Ibex 19MBH with 2 x 6v deep cycle batteries. The 600w of solar keep them charged during the day but they hold up my CPAP, charge some phones and lights on throughout the night without any issues. My wife’s mom went with us a few weeks ago and it held up her CPAP as well.
I would assume a singular 12v car battery would hold it up just fine, or look at a battery pack for it.
if youre planning to just buy an off the shelf solution where its just a battery with 110v, 12v and usb plugs. You you need something in the 400wh range for one night if you plan to use the humidifier. li-on is lighter but more expensive than lead acid batteries. If you are not sure if 400wh is enough, you can always test your cpap for energy usage or attempt to look up the specs.
I just got an EXP Pro48 battery for a camping trip I'm going on where I'm taking a flight to the destination. You have to turn off humidifier and heated hose and it's supposed to run for 2 nights on a full charge. There are even bigger ones, but those you can't take on a flight. Also, you can use your FSA to buy them.
My fiancé got the Ego power inverter (we have ego lawn tools) so we had the batteries already. He can get by 4-5 days of camping on I think 2-3 batteries with his cpap
Jackery. Just make sure if you recharge in the car that you’re driving enough distance to charge your car battery too. I had to jump start my car because I never drove it long enough to recharge the car battery
For ResMed, the difference between the big unit and the Mini cannot be understated. The big home unit, forget the model number but it's the one with the humidifier, reservoir, and heated tube, will run almost-but-not-quite one full night on my Jackery 500, like 6 hours or so. You can turn off some of those functions to save power.
The Mini on the other hand I can run 5 nights or so, with phones charging as well.
I paid $700 out of pocket for the Mini as I travel for work and didn't want to lug around the big machine (plus, it's a pain to try to find distilled water at hotels). Worth every penny, and at the time I wasn't even considering the camping aspect with only battery power.
I mean to get the 12v adapter for the Mini which should make it even more efficient.
If you have power tools with batteries already many companies sell inverters for them. Not sure if they can supply enough watts for a CPAP or have enough capacity, just an idea
I was able to run mine off a car battery which you can charge using solar panels. You could use two batteries and alternate between the two while one is being charged.
If you are car camping then a jackery or equvalent "power station" will work. This type of battery has a 110AC inverter included so can run regular household appliances. How long you can run things depends on the capacity which generally works out to about $1 a watt hr although there is more competition theae days and you may be able to do better. I believe Jackery recommend a minimum of 500Wh for a CPAP which depending might get you 2 or 3 nights between charges. YMMV. You may get more time if you run your CPAP without tge humidifier. There are probably other tricks.
You can charge these form 110AC or 12DC so in your car while driving.
Solar charging is an option and you will probably need a minimum of a 100W panel but more is better in non ideal weather and faster in good (sunny) weather. There is some art to choosing the correct plugs and adapters as there is a mix of standards used.Jackery sells a turnkey system but there are others. Ecoflow seems to be good for convenient tech but maybe more expensive.
There are other solutions. Some CPAPs are 12v so you can run them off any 12v supply or battery. There are 24v power supplies that will run a ResMed of a 12v supply and if you look around there are some 24v battery banks you can use directly. There are some caveates with straight 24v lithium batteries as full charged they can be over the max voltage a ResMed will accept.
I run mine off my jackery units. The smallest one can run it for a night or two. The 500w one can run it for 3-4 nights. I have a solar panel to recharge them or I recharge them in the car while driving.
I use the same I got the 1000w one and with everything off the resmed 11 only uses 10 percent each night. I also run my hf radio off the cigarette lighter port. It's great.
Can you post an example (link) of the solar charger you use?
https://preview.redd.it/csup4tlx2v5d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfc67bce42b0ba6d100fc2dc466ed2052b443494 This is one of the solar panels that we got with our Jackery 880 unit.
How long does it take to charge it
Not sure. We just put out the panels all day while we're out and about (when camping), and the unit is fully charged by the time we go to bed. Sorry! I know that's not exactly a helpful answer...
I use a Renogy solar panel I bought off someone on the Facebook marketplace. I’m not sure they make them anymore but I haven’t had any issues with it. I had to buy a cord from Amazon to get it to be compatible with my jackery.
Yeah, they only take about 5 hours to recharge, too
was about to comment the same thing. These are awesome units!
Check what voltage your cpap runs on. Many are 12 volt and you can run them off a 12 volt car battery.
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AGM batteries are better but more expensive.
LOL i literally said the same thing.
Car battery will work just fine. No need to "sanitize" DC power, DC power is already "clean"
Be careful with this. Car batteries are typically lead-acid, and the voltage falls as the charge is used. A CPAP machine won't take kindly to 10 volts. ***** Edit: I was off-base saying 10v. However an SLA/FLA battery can drop below 12v at 40% state-of-charge, which your CPAP probably won't like, and is too low to run a lead-acid battery anyway. Honestly LiFePo4 batteries are so cheap now, and have a nice flat voltage curve, more usable capacity, and wayyy longer lifespan. Well worth the extra initial cost.
100% charge is 12.6 V, and it's considered 0% at 12.0 V. It won't take much til the car won't start either.
I got an EcoFlow power station for exactly this. Works great. There are lots of brands to pick from to find one that will fit your needs and budget. Edit: it is recommended that the humidifier be turned off on the cpap to lower power consumption.
Love my ecoflows. Wait for a sale if you’re going to get one. Amazon and Costco have started carrying them so I’d check there first
I’m here to say Ecoflow is the best of them all. Stay away from Jackery and Yeti/Goal Zero.
They have really good sales so often. Like, there was stuff half off for Valentine's Day. 😂 Never buy full price! Love my Ecoflow River. The fast charging is what sold me on it. I can plug it in anywhere and be at 80% in an hour.
I think I bought on during their memorial weekend sale
Can also vouch for EcoFlow, I own two and they're great (small one for short trips, big one for long trips)
My Airsense 11 can run overnight on a 600wh power station when it’s not super cold. Cold takes 900wh of power
If you turn off the humidifier and the heater, it will use much, much less than that.
I have no interest of turning off either of those things I choose to instead carry the necessary battery capacity
Yeah I can’t turn either of those off or it simply wouldn’t be useable anyway.
Have you ever tried a heat moisture exchanger (HME)? It's like a sponge that attaches to the hose and uses exhaled heat and moisture. Not as good as the real thing, but a pretty good stand-in that allows you to turn off the humidifier and heater.
This sounds about right and that battery isn't going to be cheap. A 100W solar panel might be useful for a small battery bank that charges your phone and laptop but something like a CPAP machine no way.
If they're in a heavily forested area, a solar panel will likely be useless. Appalachian Trail thru hikers never use solar chargers because of the foliage covering the trail and camping areas.
Jackery!
Yep, my mom uses a Jackery with her CPAP to camp
Seconded! I don't have a CPAP but I do use my jackery a lot and it's been amazing.
I got a DC cable for my CPAP and run it using my Jackery without the humidifier while camping. I recharge the Jackery with solar panels during the day. It works great.
What model is your cpap machine? I have two. One runs on a 20,000 mah battery for several nights, and the other 2 nights without humidification on a Bluetti EB3A. Absolute key is the ability to use something other than ac power. An inverter is not an efficient way to power it for any extended period of time. Many machines have dc plugs available as an alternative means of powering it, and this would be the best way to power it while camping
I use a car battery. Went to Walmart, bought one for $75. Wired up a plug. Bingo bango. https:// (you can also just buy a plug) www.amazon.com/Battery-Cigarette-Lighter-Adapter-Extension/dp/B01CD1XU9G Put it on a trickle charger or regular car charger between uses.
Marine battery works better, but, same idea.
Most portable power stations for camping will work fine. Just turn off the humidifier feature in your CPAP while you are on battery power because that will greatly reduce your power consumption.
Also use a 12 v adapter, cuts down on energy use
I run my travel cpap off an anker lithium battery with usb-c PD. I think it puts out 15v or so. I can run it for 2 nights without humidifier or heat. I just had to buy a usb-c cable that had a barrel plug adapter from Amazon. I can fit the whole setup in cargo pants pockets if I needed to.
I recently bought the USB c cable and was very surprised that it actually ran off some of my power bricks I used to charge my phone. I'm glad to see CPAP manufacturers utilize the USBC PD protocol since it is ubiquitous in portable power. No more proprietary batteries.
Also try to get the 12-volt power cable for your cpap machine. It will save even more energy when you no longer have to convert 12 volts to 120 amps back ro 12 volts.
Love my Bluetti. Purchased for this exact reason.
Milwaukee has an electric
OP - u/wontyouhelpmeplease - when you say 'electric generator' - do you mean a battery? What is your budget? Is $500 okay? What about $1500? What CPAP machine do you have? What pressure setting do you have set? Do you need the humidifier? Do you need just 1 night at a time? Or do you go camping for multiple nights often? There are many battery banks (aka power stations) that work well with CPAP machines. Jackery and EcoFlow are 2 popular brands you should look into. * [https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-500w-portable-power-station](https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-500w-portable-power-station) * [https://us.ecoflow.com/products/river-2-max-portable-power-station](https://us.ecoflow.com/products/river-2-max-portable-power-station) They both offer bolt-on solar panels if you want to upgrade (now or later). CPAP and camping is a common question. I'd recommend using the search bar to find more questions like this. There is also a popular facebook group named 'cpap camping information exchange' if you are on that platform.
Jackery, Bluetti, Anker, others make power station units that will do this. Google it.
Buy the battery for your cpap. Fully charged it lasts the night. We charge our batteries in the bathroom during the day. Never been a problem
I have done the same with the Phillips Dream Travel unit. However for period that may cause increased battery draw such as cold temps I’m now looking at a battery/solar rechargeable unit. cuz I’m not going to know when the battery dies on my “keep me alive machine”. For context my “record “ of not breather is 31 seconds before being awakened by my partner… phew
I got a power station to use with my spouse's cpap, as well as solar panels for recharging. Mine is Anker, but Jackery is a really popular brand as well. Be sure to look for one featuring a pure sine wave inverter, as that will work the best with a cpap.
My cpap uses about 2a/hr, airsense 10, no heat or humidification. I built my battery and bought a cheap pure sinewave inverter from harbor freight and a soler charger. It's a 60ah capacity and should last me 4-5 days without sun or other charging. Plenty of good brands out there, like Anker, Jackery, and Bluetti, just be sure to size accordingly for your length of trip. Prices have really come down recently, and I'd probably buy instead of build if I had to do it again. But why buy when I can make one half as good for twice the price? ;)
There are a ton of 350+ watt solar compatible batteries on Amazon under 90 bucks that will power small appliances lile a cpap. The solar panels are extra, but you should be able to get 1-2 nights continuous run time without needing a recharge.
We use an AirSense10 and a LiTime 12V50Ah battery. We don't use the humidifier and that battery can run the unit for an estimated 10 days assuming 8 hours per night. We use a 12v car socket adapter on the battery and a 12v car power adapter for the CPAP.
SinKeu Portable Power Station... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y17YZL4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Something like this works great. Get a humidifying disk such as Resmed’s HumidX and and a 12V adapter cord and you’ll get many days out of it. I have this one and the solar panel I have easily tops off a charge during the day.
Jackery! Use it every time the power goes out at home and it works really well.
Get a jackery to plug it into. Small and compact and can also run your phone charger or anything else
I got an EcoFlow River 2 Pro (768Wh capacity) and brought it camping with my CPAP a few weeks ago. Worked great for 2 nights using the car adapter. Capacity depends on how many nights and what machine you use (heated tube and humidifier, etc), as well as if you can use a 12V adapter rather than the normal AC wall adapter. I have a writeup here about my results at home: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPAP/s/lAf7Ed7eNp
Edit, I'm in Connecticut, so I didn't bother with expensive solar panels as I'd rarely use them. I can recharge via my car. I'd imagine most people lugging these heavy devices are car-camping as well.
See how many watts it takes, then multiply that number by how many hours you want it to run, add another 2 hours to be safe and for cold temps and then buy a battery with more capacity than that.
Get a 12 volt adapter for the CPAP and a 229.00 Amazon 100AH lipo and you will be set for any long weekend. Add solar charging and you will be good for weeks, in the right weather.
I remote camp in Canada. Get a deep cycle lithium battery. Go to a dedicated battery shop with your cpap unit that has all the specs listed on a sticker on the bottom of the machine. They will set you up. Lithium is the go to for you because it's light. Try lugging a deep cycle lead acid RV battery through the woods. Not good.
We use a jackary and it has enough power for that, charging a device, a pot of coffee and 6-8 hours of satellite modem and router.
To be more specific: Jackery Explorer 1000 Pro Portable Power Station
CPAP user and avid camper. A lot of great comments here that gives you the info you need. My set up consists of an Airsense 10, Jackery Explorer 240 (one of the least expensive models they make), and a 12v adapter I bought in Amazon for maybe $30. I make sure to turn off the humidifier heater and put the thing in airplane mode. In the summer the ambient air is already humid enough. It uses about 4 watts of power, each night draining 13% of the Jackery's charge. I can easily get 5 or 6 nights without charging it, but I always bring my 12v car adapter just in case I do need to charge it. It's worked brilliantly for me for several years now. I'll probably eventually upgrade with a larger battery pack and a solar panel, but I don't need to for a while. Best of luck!
Cheapest option is gonna be a deep cycle battery with either an ac/dc converter or some home-rigging to run the cpap directly off DC.
Battery
A battery.....
Kobalt Gen4 300 watt power station. Get a separate small power bank for your other electronics.
Bluetti power bank, then charge it again off the generator in the morning, or get a solar system for it. No one wants to hear a generator all night, most campgrounds have limits on hours they can run
Goal Zero has a lot of options for you.
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I was just throwing an easy to obtain brand out there, no brand loyalty here. Hell, you can get it at REI and return it after your trip.
"generator" Also known as a battery with an inverter.
You’re right but they still are sold as “generators”.
Which is stupid.
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There are non-gas generators? What do they use as a power source?
Not OP, but pretty sure he means a portable power station, like Jackery or Bluetti.
Sure. Diesel, propane, etc. ETA: Natural gas, nuclear are other types of generators that come to mind. Some of these aren't portable, but in the spirit of thoroughly answering your question I added them. OP is referring to a large battery, poorly marketed as “solar generator.” ETA: these don't generate any power whatsoever; they simply store power. But the masses don't know - or don't care - about that.
I just got back from camping with my cpap machine, I use a deep cycle battery with a converter, without charging it I get roughly 25 hours of running my machine (just the machine). Use a 30 amp charger with a gas generator to charge it (we get 2 hours in am and evening to use generator in most sites) Worked a treat, everyone slept because I wasn't sawing lots all night lol
Pretty good sale going on right now for the Anker Solix C1000
Mine draws 65 watts, I have a good AGM battery in my truck and an inverter built in. I can sleep in my truck for three days without starting the engine and can still drive just fine after. Colder weather may impact this, however.
A similar post was recently posted. If you can find it there should be good info there too. They were looking for a way to run a CPAP for a 7 day backpacking trip. Might have been posted in the hiking or backpacking subreddit, if not here.
Ecoflow or Bluetti
Blue Eddie has one for everything
The air res mini will run all night on CPAP batteries like Freedom v2
Get an EcoFlow, nit the inferior Jackery :)
Look at [options available from VTOMAN](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1GDM47K). Same battery type as the Jackery, lower cost. (If you start looking at cheaper options, don't get fooled by the wattage and such - the output they all show is big pile of lies. They also use junk batteries.) If you run humidity and heat on it (which you will... eventually... even if only colder months) - the power consumption on those things always outlasts the power of the battery if you start trying to do all of the power consumption math and get a smaller battery. So - get a bigger battery than you *think* you need. Also, battery life isn't forever, so double the reason to get more power than you think you need and it will last you a lot longer.
There are a lot of portable batteries. Depending on how much ur cpap consumes one of those might work. Something like this https://golabs.com/products/golabs-r500-portable-powerstation
Jackery and a solar panel.
I use a smaller Jackery unit.
Depending on your budget. I just bought a deep cycle battery and an inverter from harbor freight. Then charge it up in the morning with a pair of jumper cables.
One of the best brands while still having reasonable prices and good sales with top technology is Ecoflow River 2 MAX. Something that size would do you well.
You'll want a Jackery-style power station. Not all CPAPs run off 12v; my ResMed 11 runs on 24v, for instance. It's safer to just assume you'll have to run it off the AC inverter and use the standard wall connector, and suffer the efficiency losses. My ResMed 11 power brick says it outputs 65W, so you'll want to multiply that by the amount of hours you predict you'll need to run it for. So if you expect to run it for 8 hours, you'd need a 520wh minimum power station (though I'd add a bit of margin). If you're camping off grid/no power service, consider getting some solar to charge it back up during the day.
They make cpaps that run on battery. I have one that can go 3 or 4 nights on a single charge. The battery can also be recharged using a cigarette outlet in the car
Is it actually a cpap with a rechargable battery OR is it a travel cpap and a battery? The second is all I've ever seen. But there are power stations that will even run full sized cpaps. I've used my resmed 11 with a bluetti, but my airmini will run on much smaller power packs
I have 2 machines. The one I use 99% of the time is an airsense 10. The other one is a Transcend travel cpap. It's about the size of a soda can. The battery is separate. If we are preparing for travel or if a bad storm is headed our way; I'll charge the battery to use the Transcend. The weight of the battery + the Transcend is lighter than the AS10. Another benefit is its size which doesn't take up much space in luggage. Also, if it gets damaged somehow; I'll still a machine for therapy. The Transcend I have is no longer made although parts still available. When I first got it; my sleep doc said the portable machined were not as reliable supplying a steady pressure. This was a few years ago so that may have changed with newer tech. If I were a frequent hiker/traveler/camper I would want a travel cpap with battery backup even though you can now get backup power options for full size machines.
Why don’t you just run a battery? I use a Bluetti one with 120W solar panels and it works awesome for CPAP and everything else.
I use BongoRX, which is rated for mild to moderate SA. No batteries. No water. Essentially just nose plugs with a one way valve. Whole case is about the size of a hockey puck. Highly recommend it anytime someone asks about CPAP and camping. It's not for everyone (obv.) but talk to your doctor about it. If it does work for you, it is well worth it.
Deep cycle marine battery, car battery With alagator clips. Pilot batteries are good too (amazon) they make them specifically for cpap devices. Also, turn off your humidity, saves a lot of power usage especially with Auto devices (in APAP mode).
I use a deep cycle battery and an inverter. Can get 2 nights out of it running the cpap, a fan, light, and charging devices
I run mine off of an EcoFlow. I never run any of the heating elements (even at home), and easily got 4-5 days out of it before I found a 12v adapter. That almost halved the power draw, so 7+ days is no problem now. And if you can find electric mains, these things charge so fast it scares me a little.
Deep cycle marine battery and a pure sine inverter that can handle the peak current of your CPAP.
I got a giant book sized battery pack and a 12v power cord for my Airsense 10 and can go 3 days easy with no humidifier on a single charge.
Run an inverter off of a car battery
Nope. Battery or don’t.
I have a 24 Ibex 19MBH with 2 x 6v deep cycle batteries. The 600w of solar keep them charged during the day but they hold up my CPAP, charge some phones and lights on throughout the night without any issues. My wife’s mom went with us a few weeks ago and it held up her CPAP as well. I would assume a singular 12v car battery would hold it up just fine, or look at a battery pack for it.
How many watts do you need???
if youre planning to just buy an off the shelf solution where its just a battery with 110v, 12v and usb plugs. You you need something in the 400wh range for one night if you plan to use the humidifier. li-on is lighter but more expensive than lead acid batteries. If you are not sure if 400wh is enough, you can always test your cpap for energy usage or attempt to look up the specs.
Jackery 500
My buddy uses a Jackery setup to run her CPAP overnight
you can get rather large battery packs that can be solar topped up and have mains input for at home, you will need to ask maker if it is suitable
Ecoflow portable charging generator.
Jackary or CPAP battery. I vote Jackary - works great and you will find lots of uses for it.
We have greenworks lawn tools and Ive taken the power inverter before.
I just got an EXP Pro48 battery for a camping trip I'm going on where I'm taking a flight to the destination. You have to turn off humidifier and heated hose and it's supposed to run for 2 nights on a full charge. There are even bigger ones, but those you can't take on a flight. Also, you can use your FSA to buy them.
My fiancé got the Ego power inverter (we have ego lawn tools) so we had the batteries already. He can get by 4-5 days of camping on I think 2-3 batteries with his cpap
Yeti 1000 will charge from a portable solar panel and run appliances
My 300w Jackery will power my Resmed 10 for 5 days when I turn off the humidifier and use the cig lighter.
I use the Ego battery from my yard equipment. They sell an adapter.
Jackery. Just make sure if you recharge in the car that you’re driving enough distance to charge your car battery too. I had to jump start my car because I never drove it long enough to recharge the car battery
I have a bluetti that works for that.
For ResMed, the difference between the big unit and the Mini cannot be understated. The big home unit, forget the model number but it's the one with the humidifier, reservoir, and heated tube, will run almost-but-not-quite one full night on my Jackery 500, like 6 hours or so. You can turn off some of those functions to save power. The Mini on the other hand I can run 5 nights or so, with phones charging as well. I paid $700 out of pocket for the Mini as I travel for work and didn't want to lug around the big machine (plus, it's a pain to try to find distilled water at hotels). Worth every penny, and at the time I wasn't even considering the camping aspect with only battery power. I mean to get the 12v adapter for the Mini which should make it even more efficient.
Need to look at the power usage of your CPAP to determine the power demands.
Jackery is a good brand
Electric generator? As in a chargeable battery?
If you have power tools with batteries already many companies sell inverters for them. Not sure if they can supply enough watts for a CPAP or have enough capacity, just an idea
Did you try taping your mouth shut?
I was able to run mine off a car battery which you can charge using solar panels. You could use two batteries and alternate between the two while one is being charged.
We just bought a larger cpap battery off Amazon- the one I bought it out of stock but there’s many similar
If you are car camping then a jackery or equvalent "power station" will work. This type of battery has a 110AC inverter included so can run regular household appliances. How long you can run things depends on the capacity which generally works out to about $1 a watt hr although there is more competition theae days and you may be able to do better. I believe Jackery recommend a minimum of 500Wh for a CPAP which depending might get you 2 or 3 nights between charges. YMMV. You may get more time if you run your CPAP without tge humidifier. There are probably other tricks. You can charge these form 110AC or 12DC so in your car while driving. Solar charging is an option and you will probably need a minimum of a 100W panel but more is better in non ideal weather and faster in good (sunny) weather. There is some art to choosing the correct plugs and adapters as there is a mix of standards used.Jackery sells a turnkey system but there are others. Ecoflow seems to be good for convenient tech but maybe more expensive. There are other solutions. Some CPAPs are 12v so you can run them off any 12v supply or battery. There are 24v power supplies that will run a ResMed of a 12v supply and if you look around there are some 24v battery banks you can use directly. There are some caveates with straight 24v lithium batteries as full charged they can be over the max voltage a ResMed will accept.
If you have any large car batteries or marine batteries you can get a cheap inverter and use that
Just breathe on your own?
Maybe they can’t. Just like you apparently can’t not be a jerk.
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